C. Randal (Randy) Mullett
Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Con-way Inc.
C. Randal (Randy) Mullett is vice president, Government Relations and Public Affairs, for Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), a $5.3 billion freight transportation and global logistics services company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As the company’s top policy executive in Washington, D.C., Mr. Mullett is responsible for Con-way’s Government Relations and Public Affairs activities as well as the Corporate Communications function, which encompasses news media relations, brand and reputation management, web content governance, social media, advertising, internal communications and corporate social responsibility.
A frequent speaker at industry events, legislative and regulatory forums, Mr. Mullet directs the company’s government legislative and regulatory agenda, formulating policy and advocacy strategies and managing industry, business and trade association relationships. He is Chairman of the selection committee for the Con-way PAC.
He also serves as Con-way’s chief sustainability officer. In this role, he directs corporate-wide initiatives focused on improving economic and environmental sustainability through continuous adoption of business practices that improve operating efficiencies and reduce carbon emissions. He reports to Douglas W. Stotlar, Con-way’s president and CEO.
Based in Washington, D.C., Mr. Mullett has served as Con-way’s lead policy executive since 2002. In 2008, he assumed additional responsibilities for the company’s global Corporate Security group, and in 2012 his management portfolio expanded further with the addition of responsibility for Corporate Communications.
Prior to his communications and public affairs duties, he spent 26 years in operations management, progressing through increasingly responsible management roles with Con-way and with Roadway Express.
A respected authority on transportation, business and corporate sustainability issues, Mr. Mullett serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Manufacturers, The American Trucking Associations and the American Benefits Council. He also serves on the board of Fueling California, a California-based advocacy organization promoting realistic and effective fuel distribution and management policies.
Additionally, Mr. Mullett is Vice Chairman of the National Cooperative Freight Research Program Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the advisory boards of the Maritime Institute at Old Dominion University and the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California – Berkeley. He serves on the Department of Homeland Security’s Highway and Motor Carrier Sector Coordinating Committee.
A native of Berryville, Va., Mr. Mullett holds a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.V. and an MBA from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
